New Delhi: The Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics & IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Wednesday launched an attack on Rahul Gandhi stating that he was disqualified as MP from Lok Sabha because of his “arrogance”.
Speaking to ANI, Vaishnaw said: “He thinks it is his birthright to rule this country since he is born in a certain family, and that is causing all this cognitive dissonance in his mind.”
Earlier in the day, addressing a press conference, the Union Minister alleged that Rahul Gandhi does the politics of entitlement and asked if he is above the law.
“When the court gave the decision over the insult of the OBC community, Rahul Gandhi today says that the court is wrong… He considers himself above the Constitution, court and Parliament,” Vaishnaw said.
“He considers himself above the country’s institutions. Rahul Gandhi thinks no court can give a judgement against him… He thinks that the provision in the Constitution for disqualification should not be applied to him because he is in politics with a feeling of entitlement,” he added.
Further lashing out at the opposition which is attempting to show unity against the Centre on the Adani issue and Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification, the Minister said: “All the corrupt people have come together on a single stage. Their only objective is to derail and disturb the government and the new energy in the country. Those people should remember how the country was looted during the UPA government and conspiracy was hatched to weaken the institutions,” he said.
“Those who talk about institutions should answer if the institutions are strengthened by tearing apart the ordinance when the prime minister was abroad. This proves that Rahul Gandhi considers himself above every institution,” Vaishnaw added, citing Rahul Gandhi’s old incident in 2013.